Trump's Victory Boosts South Korea

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Los Angeles Times

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Trump win fuels campaign for nuclear arms in South Korea

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South Korea briefly operated a nuclear weapons program in the 1970s before shutting it down and signing the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in return for “extended nuclear deterrence” from the U.S. The push to revive it gained traction during Trump 's first term with his complaints that America ’s allies weren’t pulling their weight.

Experts say it would not be easy or quick; building the infrastructure and capacity to produce its own fissile material will take several years .

“So much has changed since the Ukraine war , with the nonproliferation regime once managed between China , Russia and the U.S. having been considerably weakened,” he said. “Who will tell South Korea that it can’t have nuclear weapons for its own survival?” This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times ..

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